Teenagers commonly go through short bouts of sadness, or occasionally experience feelings of hopelessness. These feelings are a normal part of growing up. But if these moods last for more than a couple of weeks, your child could be depressed, and if left untreated, depression can have serious long-term consequences.

Health care professionals featured in this program:

Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center:

Dr. Angela Diaz is the Jean C. and James Crystal Professor of Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.

Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz is the Founder and Director of the New York University Child Study Center. He is the Arnold and Debbie Simon Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is recognized as one of the nation's premier child and adolescent psychiatrist and author of MORE THAN MOODY RECOGNIZING AND TREATING ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION (Putnam 2002).